Well I get a instant message from my tuner. The car is down to 5 psi after longtubes and 3" exhaust, and that's WITH the pulley upgrade I was sent from Procharger.

Called Procharger up and spoke to a technician who got me squared away with the correct pulley that I need. That's being sent out today and will arrive sometime next week.

The issue is that I might have to pay for a re-tune because the tuner did spend the time tuning the car.

More time and money wasted. This is becoming upsetting and discourages me from modding my car any further at all. Not feeling too happy right now.

Bro, it's tough... I'm climbing out of my skin wanting my car to progress, but.... It's crazy in some cases....As well as mine was planned, we can't help what the vendors on the supply end do... I'm still waiting on a shortblock, and my Turbo kit should be shipped today... Shortblock by early next week, Monday, Tuesday the latest, according to the engine builder...

Just think how awesome it's going to be when you get it back ready to go....thats what I keep telling myself...

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If the car feels like it is on rails, you are probably driving too slow. -Ross Bentley

Horsepower is how fast you hit the wall.
Torque is how far you take the wall with you.

But, all that REALLY means, is everything is working very efficiently, which is a good thing! New pulley and a tune, not a major deal, but yes, costs $$.

Minor setback, but easier overcome!

Jason

Exactly what I was thinking, if he was able to drop 4lbs of boost then hes breathing alotttt better now. I wonder if the larger tubes on the headers gained him the extra, since most 17/8 headers drop 2lbs. A 4lb swing is great for only headers & exhaust. The only thing I dont get is why you would dyno lower flowing that much better. Even with a 2lbs drop, I would of thought you would be around your previous numbers or better. You might need a smaller belt for that new pulley they are sending over if you haven't thought about it. Im looking forward to seeing what you can get out of this setup with the proper boost, good luck on the build man

Well I was able to get on it yesterday for the first time since picking the car up Saturday morning. It sounds phenomenal! It's pretty quiet and tame until I get on it, and when I do, the car sounds angry. There is no drone at all, just a light hum under load between 1000-1400. I don't get a headache from it, like I did with the MBRP that a friend used to have in his car with lt's.

I like it so far. need to check it at night. We stayed in last night so I wasn't able to look at the lights at night. =/

LOL

I am already thinking of a better solution for attaching he passenger side. I'll have to purchase a set of the AAC lights to test it out. It could work nicely. I noticed last night my driver side is brighter than the passenger, probably because it is reflecting off the pedals and the plastic cover over the floor mat. The passenger side is all carpet so there is not much to truly reflect off of.

I used a set from Fry's (LED's for case modding) and they were about $12 each. They came in a clear tube and I was able to put the tube in a clamp or something already molded into the cover and they hold tight without any wire ties. I can roll the tube in any direction to control the brightness if needed.

I used a set from Fry's (LED's for case modding) and they were about $12 each. They came in a clear tube and I was able to put the tube in a clamp or something already molded into the cover and they hold tight without any wire ties. I can roll the tube in any direction to control the brightness if needed.

That's pretty cool. I was thinking either a tube or a flat strip of something that you could adhere the lights to then attach at either end. The tube idea works best, no issue with the tape failing and like you mention you can adjust the direction/intensity of the light. very nice.